Wednesday June 4 - Friday June 6, 2014 Goal: Students will be able to use PowerPoint effectively by using slide masters to create uniformity and by following simple rules of design to make presentations that include effects, timing, graphics, and animation in a pleasing way. Objective: Create a comparison presentation. Online: Find pictures and content for your PowerPoint presentation. Save pictures to the desktop and upload them to your Gaggle digital locker. Make a Word document with the web addresses of the pictures so you have them when you are ready to make your works cited slide. Critical Information: Planning is the key to efficiency in making a PowerPoint presentation. Critical Information: Make your slide masters before adding any content. Finish PowerPoint Filename: UsingPowerPoint.pptx Follow Miss Hangen's directions. Paper and Pencil Handout: Plan a PowerPoint that will be a comparison of 2 things. Powerpoint Filename:Comparison.pptx Use a slide masters to set up the patterns (colors, fonts, animations, transitions) you will use in your presentation. Include about 5 slides:
Title slide
Compare about 3 aspects, similarities, differences
Works cited slide
Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (7 minutes)
Log your progress on the current assignment.
Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
Track your understanding of the goal and objective on the tracking chart.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker. Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin. TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Tuesday June 3, 2014 Goal: Students will be able to use PowerPoint effectively by using slide masters to create uniformity and by following simple rules of design to make presentations that include effects, timing, graphics, and animation in a pleasing way. Objective: Demonstrate your learning through assessments. Objective: Create a comparison PowerPoint presentation. Prepare for Final Exam: Save your UsingPowerPoint.pptx to the desktop. Download a Scratch project to the desktop.
Download one of your Word documents to the desktop. Get your folder. Use these to help answer the questions on the multiple choice portion of the final exam. Critical Information: Write only on the computer scan sheet. Critical Information: Work silently and individually. Assessment: Final Exam Multiple Choice - Put the answers on the computer scan sheet. Do NOT write on the stapled packet. Powerpoint Filename:Comparison.pptx Use a slide masters to set up the patterns you will use in your presentation. Include:
Title slide
Slides with similarities
Slides with differences
Compare about 3 aspects
Pictures
Transitions
Animations
Works cited slide
Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (7 minutes)
Log your progress on the current assignment.
Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
Track your understanding of the goal and objective on the tracking chart.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker. Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin. TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Friday May 30 & Monday June 2, 2014 Goal: Students will be able to use PowerPoint effectively by using slide masters to create uniformity and by following simple rules of design to make presentations that include effects, timing, graphics, and animation in a pleasing way. Objective: Plan a comparison presentation. Paper and Pencil Handout: PowerPoint: Which is Better? Critical Information: Planning is the key to efficiency in making a PowerPoint presentation. Critical Information: Make your slide masters before adding any content. Finish PowerPoint Filename: UsingPowerPoint.pptx Follow Miss Hangen's directions. Paper and Pencil Handout: Plan a PowerPoint that will be a comparison of 2 things. Powerpoint Filename:Comparison.pptx Use a slide masters to set up the patterns you will use in your presentation. Include:
Title slide
Slides with similarities
Slides with differences
Compare about 3 aspects
Pictures
Transitions
Animations
Works cited slide
Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (7 minutes)
Log your progress on the current assignment.
Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
Track your understanding of the goal and objective on the tracking chart.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker. Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin. TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Thursday May 29, 2014 Goal: Students will be able to use PowerPoint effectively by using slide masters to create uniformity and by following simple rules of design to make presentations that include effects, timing, graphics, and animation in a pleasing way. Objective: Decide on the appropriate layout and add content to slides. Paper and Pencil Handout: PowerPoint Review Critical Information: Planning is the key to efficiency in making a PowerPoint presentation. Critical Information: Make your slide masters before adding any content. Finish PowerPoint Filename: UsingPowerPoint.pptx Follow Miss Hangen's directions. Paper and Pencil Handout: Plan a PowerPoint that will be a comparison of 2 things. Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (7 minutes)
Log your progress on the current assignment.
Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
Track your understanding of the goal and objective on the tracking chart.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker. Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin. TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Tuesday & Wednesday May 27 & 28, 2014 Goal: Students will be able to use PowerPoint effectively by using slide masters to create uniformity and by following simple rules of design to make presentations that include effects, timing, graphics, and animation in a pleasing way. Objective: Decide on the appropriate layout and add content to slides.
Check for pictures in a folder in My Computer - Thawspace (M) of you computer in a folder with Thursday May 22, 2014 on it or download this pictures to your desktop.
Critical Information: Be sure to use correct capitalization. Critical Information: Use tab to index and shift tab to decrease indent. Critical Information: Bring text forward so that it is not blocked by pictures. PowerPoint Filename: UsingPowerPoint.pptx Follow Miss Hangen's directions. Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (7 minutes)
Log your progress on the current assignment.
Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
Track your understanding of the goal and objective on the tracking chart.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker. Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin. TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Friday May 23, 2014 Relay 4 Life
Thursday May 22, 2014 Goal: Students will be able to use PowerPoint effectively by using slide masters to create uniformity and by following simple rules of design to make presentations that include effects, timing, graphics, and animation in a pleasing way. Objective: Decide on the appropriate layout to add content for slides. Check for pictures in a folder in the Thawspace (M) of you computer in a folder with today's date. Critical Information: Be sure to use correct capitalization. Critical Information: Fix typing errors indicated by a red squiggly line. Critical Information: Bring text forward so that it is not blocked by pictures. PowerPoint Filename: UsingPowerPoint.pptx Follow Miss Hangen's directions. Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (7 minutes)
Log your progress on the current assignment.
Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
Track your understanding of the goal and objective on the tracking chart.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker. Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin. TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Tuesday & Wednesday May 20 & 21, 2014 Goal: Students will be able to use PowerPoint effectively by using slide masters to create uniformity and by following simple rules of design to make presentations that include effects, timing, graphics, and animation in a pleasing way. Objective: Use slide masters to create a PowerPoint presentation with common animations, a footer, and action buttons. Short class due to Keystone; therefore, no do now. Critical Information: In the slide master use animations to make the slide title and pictures appear first (with previous). Critical Information: Copy the animations to the slide to override the slide master. Critical Information: Do not put footers or action buttons on the first title slide. PowerPoint Filename: UsingPowerPoint.pptx Follow Miss Hangen's directions. Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (7 minutes)
Log your progress on the current assignment.
Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
Track your understanding of the goal and objective on the tracking chart.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker. Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin. TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Monday May 19, 2014 Goal: Students will be able to use PowerPoint effectively by using slide masters to create uniformity and by following simple rules of design to make presentations that include effects, timing, graphics, and animation in a pleasing way. Objective: Use slide masters to create a PowerPoint presentation with common animations. Paper and Pencil Handout: PowerPoint Tools (for those who were absent Friday) 40th Anniversary of the Rubics Cube Watch: Using PowerPoint.pptx Critical Information: In the slide master use animations to make the slide title and pictures appear first (with previous). Critical Information: Copy the animations to the slide to override the slide master. PowerPoint Filename: UsingPowerPoint.pptx Follow Miss Hangen's directions. Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (7 minutes)
Log your progress on the current assignment.
Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
Track your understanding of the goal and objective on the tracking chart.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker. Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin. TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Friday May 16, 2014 Goal: Students will be able to use PowerPoint effectively by using slide masters to create uniformity and by following simple rules of design to make presentations that include effects, timing, graphics, and animation in a pleasing way. Objective: Use slide masters to create a PowerPoint presentation. Paper and Pencil Handout: PowerPoint Tools Critical Information: In the slide master use animations to make the slide title and pictures appear first (with previous). Critical Information: Use light fonts on dark backgrounds and dark fonts on light backgrounds. PowerPoint Filename: UsingPowerPoint.pptx Do page two of directions and requirements together. Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (7 minutes)
Log your progress on the current assignment.
Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
Track your understanding of the goal and objective on the tracking chart.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker. Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin. TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Thursday May 15, 2014 Goal: Students will be able to use PowerPoint effectively by using slide masters to create uniformity and by following simple rules of design to make presentations that include effects, timing, graphics, and animation in a pleasing way. Objective: Use slide masters to create a PowerPoint presentation. Paper and Pencil Handout: Slide Master Questions Critical Information: In the slide master use animations to make the slide title and pictures appear first (with previous). Critical Information: Use light fonts on dark backgrounds and dark fonts on light backgrounds. Watch and Listen: Using PowerPoint.pptx presentation by Miss Hangen PowerPoint Filename: UsingPowerPoint.pptx Do page one of directions and requirements together. Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (7 minutes)
Log your progress on the current assignment.
Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
Track your understanding of the goal and objective on the tracking chart.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker. Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin. TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Tuesday & Wednesday May 13 & 14, 2014 Goal: Students will be able to use PowerPoint effectively by using slide masters to create uniformity and by following simple rules of design to make presentations that include effects, timing, graphics, and animation in a pleasing way. Objective: Understand PowerPoint rules of thumb. Watch and Discuss: WikipediaValidity.pptx Critical Information: General do not use more than 6 lines of text per slide with generally no more than 6 words per line. Critical Information: Use light fonts on dark backgrounds and dark fonts on light backgrounds. PowerPoint Filename: WikipediaValidity.pptx Use the packet titled, Wikipedia Validity PowerPoint Directions to make slide masters for the various types of slides needed for the WikipediaValidity presentation. Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (7 minutes)
Log your progress on the current assignment.
Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
Track your understanding of the goal and objective on the tracking chart.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker. Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin. TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Monday May 12, 2014 Goal: Students will be able to use PowerPoint effectively by using slide masters to create uniformity and by following simple rules of design to make presentations that include effects, timing, graphics, and animation in a pleasing way. Objective: Understand PowerPoint rules of thumb. Google Doodle Dorothy Hodgkin 104th Birthday http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothy_Hodgkin Look for the numbered footnotes and content that denotes that citations are needed. Watch and Discuss: PowerPoint Do's and Don'ts: Rules of Thumb Critical Information: General do not use more than 6 lines of text per slide with generally no more than 6 words per line. Critical Information: Use light fonts on dark backgrounds and dark fonts on light backgrounds. PowerPoint Filename: WikipediaValidity.pptx Use the packet titled, Wikipedia Validity PowerPoint Directions to make slide masters for the various types of slides needed for the WikipediaValidity presentation. Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (7 minutes)
Log your progress on the current assignment.
Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
Track your understanding of the goal and objective on the tracking chart.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker. Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin. TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Wednesday - Friday May 7 - 11, 2014 Goal: Students will be able to use PowerPoint effectively by using slide masters to create uniformity and by following simple rules of design to make presentations that include effects, timing, graphics, and animation in a pleasing way. Objective: Set up a slide master for a presentation. Look in your folder on your activity log to see where you left off yesterday. Critical Information: Make sure you know what view you are in, normal or slide master view. Critical Information: If you cannot find a menu, make sure you have a textbox selected. PowerPoint Filename: WikipediaValidity.pptx Use the packet titled, Wikipedia Validity PowerPoint Directions to make slide masters for the various types of slides needed for the WikipediaValidity presentation.
Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (7 minutes)
Log your progress on the current assignment.
Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
Track your understanding of the goal and objective on the tracking chart.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker. Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin. TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Tuesday May 6, 2014 Goal: Students will be able to use PowerPoint effectively by using slide masters to create uniformity and by following simple rules of design to make presentations that include effects, timing, graphics, and animation in a pleasing way. Objective: Set up a slide master for a presentation. Paper and Pencil: Explain what a master slide is and why we use it. Critical Information: Make sure you know what view you are in, normal or slide master view. Critical Information: If you cannot find a menu, make sure you have a textbox selected. PowerPoint Filename: WikipediaValidity.pptx Use the packet titled, Wikipedia Validity PowerPoint Directions to make slide masters for the various types of slides needed for the WikipediaValidity presentation.
Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (7 minutes)
Log your progress on the current assignment.
Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
Track your understanding of the goal and objective on the tracking chart.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker. Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin. TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Monday May 5, 2014 Goal: Students will be able to use PowerPoint effectively by using slide masters to create uniformity and by following simple rules of design to make presentations that include effects, timing, graphics, and animation in a pleasing way. Objective: Set up a slide master for a presentation. Discuss: Wikipedia and slide masters. Have you used PowerPoint? Have you used slide masters to do PowerPoint presentations? Critical Information: You must save the presentation with the file type ending .pptx Compatibility mode does not allow us to do everything we need to do. Critical Information: If you cannot find a menu, make sure you have a textbox selected. PowerPoint Filename: WikipediaValidity.pptx Use the packet titled, Wikipedia Validity PowerPoint Directions to make slide masters for the various types of slides needed for the WikipediaValidity presentation.
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Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (7 minutes)
Track your progress on the current assignment.
Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker. Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin. TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Friday May 2, 2014 Goal: Students will be able to implement, analyze, and create scripts in Scratch that include looping and conditional statements to produce projects that are as good as the benchmarks. Objective: Use painting techniques to show emotions in characters. Objective: Use the x and y coordinate system as a guide to movement. Read: Read the comments to the CatchButterfly.sb program. Critical Information: Explanations can be found in the comments. Critical Information: Running your program and watching when script blocks are surrounded in white helps you see when certain things are happening in the program. Paper and Pencil Handout: Do the mutliptle choice problems titled, CatchButterfy.sb Questions by analyzing CatchButterfly.sb and its comments. Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (7 minutes)
Track your progress on the current assignment.
Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker. Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin. TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Thursday May 1, 2014 Goal: Students will be able to implement, analyze, and create scripts in Scratch that include looping and conditional statements to produce projects that are as good as the benchmarks. Objective: Use painting techniques to show emotions in characters. Objective: Use the x and y coordinate system as a guide to movement. Read: http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ny-teen-accepted-eight-ivy-league-schools-picks-yale-n94006 Critical Information: Eyebrow and mouth adjustments allow for showing emotion. Critical Information: Rotation tools in the paint editor make changing facial expressions easy. Scratch Filename: CatchButterfly.sb Follow the handout directions. Adapt to the <conditions> in your scripts for your particular character and your particular butterfly. Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (6 minutes)
Track your progress on the current assignment.
Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker. Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin. TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Wednesday April 30, 2014 Goal: Students will be able to implement, analyze, and create scripts in Scratch that include looping and conditional statements to produce projects that are as good as the benchmarks. Objective: Use painting techniques to show emotions in characters. Objective: Use the x and y coordinate system as a guide to movement. Read: MIT Computer Fair article in Vidette Paper and Pencil Handout: Making Facial Expressions Critical Information: Eyebrow and mouth adjustments allow for showing emotion. Critical Information: Rotation tools in the paint editor make changing facial expressions easy. Scratch Filename: CatchButterfly.sb Follow the handout directions. Adapt to the <conditions> in your scripts for your particular character and your particular butterfly. Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (6 minutes)
Log your progress on the current assignment.
Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
Track your understanding of the goal and objective on the tracking chart.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker. Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin. TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Tuesday April 29, 2014 Goal: Students will be able to implement, analyze, and create scripts in Scratch that include looping and conditional statements to produce projects that are as good as the benchmarks. Objective: Use painting techniques to show emotions in characters. Objective: Use the x and y coordinate system as a guide to movement. Paper and Pencil Handout: Forever If Critical Information: Eyebrow and mouth adjustments allow for showing emotion. Critical Information: Rotation tools in the paint editor make changing facial expressions easy. Scratch File: CatchButterfly.sb Together we will use the tools necessary to make new costumes of the boy to show emotion. Include the scripts and adjust as necessary.
Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (7 minutes)
Track your progress on the current assignment.
Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker. Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin. TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Monday April 28, 2014 Goal: Students will be able to implement, analyze, and create scripts in Scratch that include looping and conditional statements to produce projects that are as good as the benchmarks. Paper and Pencil Handout: Forever If Critical Information: Type comments to communicate with others who look at your program and to remind yourself what you did. Critical Information: Loops and conditional statements that appear inside other loops and conditional statements are said to be nested. Scratch File: RandomTemperature.sb Use the direction packet to add the scripts and the comments to the RandomTemperatureNoScripts.sb program that you must download.
Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (7 minutes)
Track your progress on the current assignment.
Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker. Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin. TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Friday April 25, 2014 Goal: Students will be able to implement, analyze, and create scripts in Scratch that include looping and conditional statements to produce projects that are as good as the benchmarks. Period 2:Computer Fair Awards Assembly Critical Information: Type comments to communicate with others who look at your program and to remind yourself what you did. Critical Information: Loops and conditional statements that appear inside other loops and conditional statements are said to be nested. Scratch File: RandomTemperature.sb Use the direction packet to add the scripts and the comments to the RandomTemperatureNoScripts.sb program that you must download.
Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (7 minutes)
Track your progress on the current assignment.
Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker. Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin. TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Thursday April 24, 2014 Goal: Students will be able to implement, analyze, and create scripts in Scratch that include looping and conditional statements to produce projects that are as good as the benchmarks. Watch Demonstration: RandomTemperature.sb Critical Information: Type comments to communicate with others who look at your program and to remind yourself what you did. Critical Information: Loops and conditional statements that appear inside other loops and conditional statements are said to be nested. Paper and Pencil Handout: RandomTemperature.sb Questions Refer to the direction packet for RandomTemperature.sb to answer the questions. Scratch File: RandomTemperature.sb Use the direction packet to add the scripts and the comments to the RandomTemperatureNoScripts.sb program that you must download.
Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (7 minutes)
Track your progress on the current assignment.
Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker. Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin. TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Tuesday & Wednesday April 22 & 23, 2014 Goal: Students will be able to implement, analyze, and create scripts in Scratch that include looping and conditional statements to produce projects that are as good as the benchmarks. Watch Demonstration: RandomTemperature.sb Critical Information: Type comments to communicate with others who look at your program and to remind yourself what you did. Critical Information: Loops and conditional statements that appear inside other loops and conditional statements are said to be nested. Scratch File: RandomTemperature.sb Use the direction packet to add the scripts and the comments to the RandomTemperatureNoScripts.sb program that you must download.
Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (7 minutes)
Track your progress on the current assignment.
Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker. Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin. TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Thursday April 17, 2014 (Recent palindrome dates: 4.10.14 through 4.19.14) Goal: Students will be able to implement, analyze, and create scripts in Scratch that include looping and conditional statements to produce projects that are as good as the benchmarks. Objective:Use nested repeat loops to use the same process for several costumes. Watch Demonstration: Title, Credits, and Directions for Egg.sb Critical Information: Crediting your sources for graphics is important. Critical Information: A repeat loop with an incremented Wait Time variable allows us to use the same code to scroll the title, credits, and directions with an increased amount of time to read the longer text. Scratch File: Egg.sb Use the direction page titled, Title, Credits, and Directions for Egg.sb Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (7 minutes)
Track your progress on the current assignment.
Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker. Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin. TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Wednesday April 16, 2014 (Recent palindrome dates: 4.10.14 through 4.19.14) Goal: Students will be able to implement, analyze, and create scripts in Scratch that include looping and conditional statements to produce projects that are as good as the benchmarks. Objective:Use nested if else statements. Additions to Egg.sb: Egg sprite script: Add Clear just below the When Green Flag Clicked Egg sprite script: set the size to 100% Color block scripts: Add go to front after When Green Flag Clicked for each color block. Credits: Edit the Credits sprite to include: Brush - clipartbest.com Critical Information: For the paint brush to appear like it is dipping into the color block, at the same time you are clicking the mouse on the color block you will need to make the center of the paint brush in the checkboard area near the tip of the paint brush, but not on the paint brush. Critical Information: Use the correct colors for your particular program. Scratch File: Egg.sb Follow the directions on the sheet titled, Done Button and Brush Adjustments Download this Done Button sprite and follow the directions on your handout.
Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (7 minutes)
Track your progress on the current assignment.
Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker. Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin. TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Tuesday April 15, 2014 (Recent palindrome dates: 4.10.14 through 4.19.14) Goal: Students will be able to implement, analyze, and create scripts in Scratch that include looping and conditional statements to produce projects that are as good as the benchmarks. Objective:Create appropriate names for the costumes of a sprite. Finish: The egg sprite scripts from yesterday. Critical Information: For the paint brush to appear like it is dipping into the color block, at the same time you are clicking the mouse on the color block you will need to make the center of the paint brush in the checkboard area near the tip of the paint brush, but not on the paint brush. Critical Information: Use the correct colors for your particular program. Scratch File: Egg.sb Follow the directions on the sheet titled, Paint Brush and Variable.
Download this Paint Brush sprite and follow the directions on your handout. Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (7 minutes)
Track your progress on the current assignment.
Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker. Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin. TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Monday April 14, 2014 (Recent palindrome dates: 4.10.14, 4.11.14, 4.12.14, 4.13.14, today 4.14.14) Goal: Students will be able to implement, analyze, and create scripts in Scratch that include looping and conditional statements to produce projects that are as good as the benchmarks. Objective:Create appropriate names for the costumes of a sprite. Paper and Pencil Half Sheet: 1. Describe the difference between checkerboard and white in Scratch. 2. When using the painting pencil or pen colors, color will only show up during an executing program on which surface, white or checkerboard? (Think back to TicTacToe.sb) 3. What is the last date of this palindrome series of dates? Critical Information: In an executing program the pen coloring will only appear on the checkerboard empty area. Critical Information: Name the costumes for easy understanding when developing the scripts. Scratch File: Egg.sb Follow the demonstration to finish the Egg sprite, its costumes, scripts, and comments.
Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (7 minutes)
Track your progress on the current assignment.
Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker. Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin. TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Friday April 11, 2014 Goal: Students will be able to implement, analyze, and create scripts in Scratch that include looping and conditional statements to produce projects that are as good as the benchmarks. Objective:Create a sprite with multiple costumes that are based on the first costume. Google Doodle: google.com Paper and Pencil Handout: Egg.sb Color Block Do Now Critical Information: Duplicate costumes to make sure the center, shape, and size remain entact.
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Critical Information: Name the costumes for easy understanding when developing the scripts. Scratch File: Egg.sb (Gaggle not available today. Didn't do this.) Follow the demonstration to do the Egg sprite and its costumes.
funny-days.com
Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (7 minutes)
Track your progress on the current assignment.
Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker. Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin. TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Thursday April 10, 2014 Goal: Students will be able to implement, analyze, and create scripts in Scratch that include looping and conditional statements to produce projects that are as good as the benchmarks. Objective: Create, script and comment the color block sprites. Discuss upcoming holidays. Critical Information: Duplicate color block sprites to guarantee they are the same size and shape. Critical Information: Name the sprites based on the colors you chose for easy understanding. Scratch File: Egg.sb Finish following the directions on the direction sheets for Color Block Sprites for Egg.sb Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (7 minutes)
Track your progress on the current assignment.
Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker. Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin. TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Friday - Wednesday April 4 - 9, 2014 Goal: Students will be able to implement, analyze, and create scripts in Scratch that include looping and conditional statements to produce projects that are as good as the benchmarks. Goal Revisited: Students will be able to create a Word document that is as good as the benchmark. Objective: Present a program to the public through a published document. Save your Maze Printout.docx to the desktop. Save your Maze.sb to the desktop. Determine what else you need in the Maze Printout.docx based on the sample document. Critical Information: To get a picture of the scripts without the gray, do right click and save picture of scripts to the desktop. Then insert that into the Word document. Critical Information: Use the default wrapping style for most items (In line with text) and only change to the text wrapping to "In Front of Text" when necessary. Word Filename: MazePrintout.docx
You will produce a Word document that displays the features of your Maze.sb program so that it can be displayed.
Refer to examples hanging in front and stapled packet on side table. Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (7 minutes)
Track your progress on the current assignment.
Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker. Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin. TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Thursday April 3, 2014 Goal: Students will be able to implement, analyze, and create scripts in Scratch that include looping and conditional statements to produce projects that are as good as the benchmarks. Objective: Evaluate programs that are intended to meet the goal. Listen to Directions for attending the computer fair. Critical Information: Evaluate based on the goal for our class. Try all entries in the animation category, as well as some other entries. Paper and Pencil: Fill out Categories Awards sheet. Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (7 minutes)
Track your progress on the current assignment.
Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker. Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin. TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Wednesday April 2, 2014 Goal: Students will be able to implement, analyze, and create scripts in Scratch that include looping and conditional statements to produce projects that are as good as the benchmarks. Goal Revisited: Students will be able to create a Word document that is as good as the benchmark. Objective: Present a program to the public through a published document. Save your Maze Printout.docx to the desktop. Save your Maze.sb to the desktop. Determine what else you need in the Maze Printout.docx based on the sample document. Critical Information: White space and balance will make the document look good. Critical Information: Use the default wrapping style for most items (In line with text) and only change to the text wrapping to "In Front of Text" when necessary. Word Filename: MazePrintout.docx
You will produce a Word document that displays the features of your Maze.sb program so that it can be displayed.
Refer to examples hanging in front and stapled packet on side table. Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (7 minutes)
Track your progress on the current assignment.
Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker. Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin. TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Tuesday April 1, 2014 Goal: Students will be able to implement, analyze, and create scripts in Scratch that include looping and conditional statements to produce projects that are as good as the benchmarks. Goal Revisited: Students will be able to create a Word document that is as good as the benchmark. Objective: Present a program to the public through a published document. Does Google have an April Fool's Joke?Google.com Critical Information: White space and balance will make the document look good. Word Filename: MazePrintout.docx
You will produce a Word document that displays the features of your Maze.sb program so that it can be displayed.
Refer to examples hanging in front and stapled packet on side table. Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (7 minutes)
Track your progress on the current assignment.
Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker. Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin. TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Monday March 31, 2014 Goal: Students will be able to implement, analyze, and create scripts in Scratch that include looping and conditional statements to produce projects that are as good as the benchmarks. Goal Revisited: Students will be able to create a Word document that is as good as the benchmark. Objective: Present a program to the public through a published document. Paper and Pencil Handout: Resized or Cropped Critical Information: White space and balance will make the document look good. Word Filename: MazePrintout.docx
You will produce a Word document that displays the features of your Maze.sb program so that it can be displayed.
Follow the demonstration and directions. Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (7 minutes)
Track your progress on the current assignment.
Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker. Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin. TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Friday March 28, 2014 Goal: Students will be able to implement, analyze, and create scripts in Scratch that include looping and conditional statements to produce projects that are as good as the benchmarks. Goal Revisited: Students will be able to create a Word document that is as good as the benchmark. Objective: Present a program to the public through a published document.
Review process for taking a screen shot and editing it in Paint. Word Filename: MazePrintout.docx
You will produce a Word document that displays the features of your Maze.sb program so that it can be displayed.
Follow the demonstration and directions. Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (7 minutes)
Track your progress on the current assignment.
Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker. Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin. TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Thursday March 27, 2014 Goal: Students will be able to implement, analyze, and create scripts in Scratch that include looping and conditional statements to produce projects that are as good as the benchmarks. Goal Revisited: Students will be able to create a Word document that is as good as the benchmark. Objective: Present a program to the public through a published document.
Word Filename: MazePrintout.docx
You will produce a Word document that displays the features of your Maze.sb program so that it can be displayed.
Follow the demonstration and directions. Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (7 minutes)
Track your progress on the current assignment.
Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker. Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin. TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Tuesday & Wednesday March 25 & 26, 2014 Goal: Students will be able to implement, analyze, and create scripts in Scratch that include looping and conditional statements to produce projects that are as good as the benchmarks. Goal Revisited: Students will be able to create a Word document that is as good as the benchmark. Objective: Present a program to the public through a published document. Paper and Pencil Handout: Header and Footer Matching Read:Scratch Animation Grading Rubric
Scratch Animation Grading Rubric
Word Filename: MazePrintout.docx
You will produce a Word document that displays the features of your Maze.sb program so that it can be displayed.
Follow the demonstration and directions. Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (7 minutes)
Track your progress on the current assignment.
Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker. Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin. TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Monday March 24, 2014 Goal: Students will be able to implement, analyze, and create scripts in Scratch that include looping and conditional statements to produce projects that are as good as the benchmarks. Check out the Google Doodle: http://www.google.com/ Maze Gallery Walk: Observe, run, and evaluate other maze projects. Paper and Pencil: Provide 2 stars and a wish. In other words, write 2 things that you liked about the program and 1 improvement you would like to see. Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (7 minutes)
Track your progress on the current assignment.
Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker. Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin. TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Thursday & Friday March 20 & 21, 2014 Goal: Students will be able to implement, analyze, and create scripts in Scratch that include looping and conditional statements to produce projects that are as good as the benchmarks. Critical Information: Testing thoroughly is an important part of the process. Scratch Project: Maze.sb Create your own maze type game. Include levels, scoring, or timing. Make it different than mine. Add an opening splash screen. Add comments. Improve, embellish. Try out other students mazes. Scratch Program: BeachBallScore.sb 1 sheet of direction. Now make it better. Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (7 minutes)
Track your progress on the current assignment.
Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker. Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin. TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Wednesday March 19, 2014 Goal: Students will be able to implement, analyze, and create scripts in Scratch that include looping and conditional statements to produce projects that are as good as the benchmarks. Objective: Test programs for proper function and accuracy. Watch and Analyze: Student maze game Critical Information: Testing thoroughly is an important part of the process. Scratch Project: Maze.sb Create your own maze type game. Include levels, scoring, or timing. Make it different than mine. Add an opening splash screen. Add comments. Improve, embellish. Try out other students mazes. Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (7 minutes)
Track your progress on the current assignment.
Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker. Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin. TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Tuesday March 18, 2014 Goal: Students will be able to implement, analyze, and create scripts in Scratch that include looping and conditional statements to produce projects that are as good as the benchmarks. Objective: Test programs for proper function and accuracy. Paper and Pencil Handout: Computer Efficiency with Nested If Else's vs Sequential If's Critical Information: Testing thoroughly is an important part of the process. Scratch Project: Maze.sb Create your own maze type game. Include levels, scoring, or timing. Make it different than mine. Add an opening splash screen. Add comments. Improve, embellish. Try out other students mazes. Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (7 minutes)
Track your progress on the current assignment.
Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker. Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin. TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Monday March 17, 2014 Goal: Students will be able to implement, analyze, and create scripts in Scratch that include looping and conditional statements to produce projects that are as good as the benchmarks. Objective: Include explanatory documentation. 2 hour delay - no time for do now Critical Information: Creativity is a good thing. Scratch Project: Maze.sb Create your own maze type game. Include levels, scoring, or timing. Make it different than mine. Add an opening splash screen. Add comments. Improve, embellish. Try out other students mazes. Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (7 minutes)
Track your progress on the current assignment.
Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker. Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin. TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Friday March 14, 2014 Goal: Students will be able to implement, analyze, and create scripts in Scratch that include looping and conditional statements to produce projects that are as good as the benchmarks. Objective: Include explanatory documentation. Paper and Pencil Handout: Efficiency with Conditionals (Put finished paper in box.) Critical Information: Creativity is a good thing. Scratch Project: Maze.sb Create your own maze type game. Include levels, scoring, or timing. Make it different than mine. Add an opening splash screen. Add comments. Improve, embellish. Try out other students mazes. Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (7 minutes)
Track your progress on the current assignment.
Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker. Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin. TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Thursday March 13, 2014 Goal: Students will be able to implement, analyze, and create scripts in Scratch that include looping and conditional statements to produce projects that are as good as the benchmarks. Objective: Communicate directions to user. Watch: Ajmal's Complex Maze Game Critical Information: Creativity is a good thing. Scratch Project: Maze.sb Create your own maze type game. Include levels, scoring, or timing. Make it different than mine. Add an opening splash screen. Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (7 minutes)
Track your progress on the current assignment.
Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker. Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin. TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Wednesday March 12, 2014 Goal: Students will be able to implement, analyze, and create scripts in Scratch that include looping and conditional statements to produce projects that are as good as the benchmarks. Objective: Communicate directions to user. Early Dismissal Day (no time for a Do Now) Critical Information: An exciting opening splash page should attract the users attention. Include a way for the user to have enough time to read the directions, but not too much. Try wait until space key is pressed. Scratch Project: Maze.sb Create your own maze type game. Include levels, scoring, or timing. Make it different than mine. Add an opening splash screen. Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (7 minutes)
Track your progress on the current assignment.
Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker. Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin. TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Tuesday March 11, 2014 Goal: Students will be able to implement, analyze, and create scripts in Scratch that include looping and conditional statements to produce projects that are as good as the benchmarks. Objective: Communicate directions to user. Paper and Pencil Half Sheet: Maze Background Changes (10 minutes) Critical Information: An exciting opening splash page should attract the users attention. Include a way for the user to have enough time to read the directions, but not too much. Try wait until space key is pressed. Scratch Project: Maze.sb Create your own maze type game. Include levels, scoring, or timing. Make it different than mine. Add an opening splash screen. Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (7 minutes)
Track your progress on the current assignment.
Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker. Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin. TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Monday March 10, 2014 Goal: Students will be able to implement, analyze, and create scripts in Scratch that include looping and conditional statements to produce projects that are as good as the benchmarks. Objective: Communicate directions to user. Self-Assess: Run your maze program. Determine if it is working. Paper and Pencil Handout: (10 minutes)
1. Do you have an opening splash screen for your maze program.
2. Do you have directions for the user in your program?
3. Do you have a maze the works correctly?
4. Do you have a variable to display the time it takes the user to get to the target?
5. Do you have a variable to count how many times it takes the user to get to the target?
6. Do you have a second level maze?
7. Do you have a celebration and ending?
8. Does your maze game work correctly when you run it 2 times in a row?
9. Do you have comments for most of your script blocks?
10. What help do you need? Critical Information: An exciting opening splash page should attract the users attention. Include a way for the user to have enough time to read the directions, but not too much. Try wait until space key is pressed. Scratch Project: Maze.sb Create your own maze type game. Include levels, scoring, or timing. Make it different than mine. Add an opening splash screen. Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (7 minutes)
Track your progress on the current assignment.
Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker. Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin. TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Thursday & Friday March 6 & 7, 2014 Goal: Students will be able to implement, analyze, and create scripts in Scratch that include looping and conditional statements to produce projects that are as good as the benchmarks. Objective: Communicate directions to user. Watch Demonstration: Welcome to the Crazy Maze Notice the opening splash screen followed by directions. Paper and Pencil Half Sheet: 1. Explain what you see in the opening of the Crazy Maze program. 2. What ideas do you have for an opening to your maze program? Critical Information: An exciting opening splash page should attract the users attention. Include a way for the user to have enough time to read the directions, but not too much. Try wait until space key is pressed. Scratch Project: Maze.sb Create your own maze type game. Include levels, scoring, or timing. Make it different than mine. Add an opening splash screen. Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (7 minutes)
Track your progress on the current assignment.
Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker. Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin. TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Wednesday March 5, 2014 Goal: Students will be able to implement, analyze, and create scripts in Scratch that include looping and conditional statements to produce projects that are as good as the benchmarks. Objective: Communicate directions to user. Watch Demonstration: 2-level maze with counter Critical Information: Be creative. User your resources. Scratch Project: Maze.sb Create your own maze type game. Include levels, scoring, or timing. Make it different than mine. Add an opening splash screen. Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (7 minutes)
Track your progress on the current assignment.
Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker. Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin. TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Tuesday March 4, 2014 Goal: Students will be able to implement, analyze, and create scripts in Scratch that include looping and conditional statements to produce projects that are as good as the benchmarks. Objective: Communicate directions to user. Paper and Pencil Half Sheet: Write the directions you would give to someone who is playing your maze game. Critical Information: Be creative. User your resources. Scratch Project: Maze.sb Create your own maze type game. Include levels, scoring, or timing. Make it different than mine. Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (7 minutes)
Track your progress on the current assignment.
Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker. Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin. TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Monday March 3, 2014 Goal: Students will be able to implement, analyze, and create scripts in Scratch that include looping and conditional statements to produce projects that are as good as the benchmarks. Objective: Use a variable to implement timing.
2 hour delay Critical Information: Be creative. User your resources. Scratch Project: Maze.sb Create your own maze type game. Include levels, scoring, or timing. Make it different than mine. Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (7 minutes)
Track your progress on the current assignment.
Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker. Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin. TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Friday February 28, 2014 Goal: Students will be able to implement, analyze, and create scripts in Scratch that include looping and conditional statements to produce projects that are as good as the benchmarks. Objective: Use a variable to implement timing.
Save you TicTacToePen.sb program to the desktop. Have another student play tic tac toe with you on your program to make sure it is working correctly and that it is complete. Critical Information: Be creative. User your resources. Scratch Project: Maze.sb Create your own maze type game. Include levels, scoring, or timing. Make it different than mine. Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (7 minutes)
Track your progress on the current assignment.
Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker. Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin. TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Thursday February 27, 2014 Goal: Students will be able to implement, analyze, and create scripts in Scratch that include looping and conditional statements to produce projects that are as good as the benchmarks. Objective: Use a variable to implement timing. Demonstration of Maze with Timer and Cheese: Paper and Pencil Handout: Maze Timer Do Now (10 minutes) Critical Information: The timer runs continually; therefore, a variable, Time, is needed to store and display the value in the timer at the moment of reaching the target. Scratch Project: Maze.sb Create your own maze type game. Include levels, scoring, or timing. Make it different than mine. Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (7 minutes)
Track your progress on the current assignment.
Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker. Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin. TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Tuesday & Wednesday February 25 & 26, 2014 Goal: Students will be able to implement, analyze, and create scripts in Scratch that include looping and conditional statements to produce projects that are as good as the benchmarks. Objective: Use compound conditions and nested if else conditionals. Paper and Pencil Handout: Tic Tac ToeVariables (10 minutes) Critical Information:Display variables in the correct format. Scratch Filename: TicTacToePen.sb (Return packets at the end of the period.)
X directions.wav O directions.wav Scratch Project: Maze.sb Create your own maze type game. Include levels, scoring, or timing. Make it different than mine. Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (7 minutes)
Track your progress on the current assignment.
Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker. Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin. TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Monday February 24, 2014 Goal: Students will be able to implement, analyze, and create scripts in Scratch that include looping and conditional statements to produce projects that are as good as the benchmarks. Objective: Use compound conditions and nested if else conditionals. Paper and Pencil Handout: Tic Tac ToeBroadcastMatching (5 minutes) Critical Information: To receive a message, one must have been broadcast. Scratch Filename: TicTacToePen.sb (Return packets at the end of the period.)
X directions.wav O directions.wav Paper and Pencil: Design and plan a maze game with levels and/or scoring. Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (7 minutes)
Track your progress on the current assignment.
Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker. Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin. TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Friday February 21, 2014 Goal: Students will be able to implement, analyze, and create scripts in Scratch that include looping and conditional statements to produce projects that are as good as the benchmarks. Objective: Use compound conditions and nested if else conditionals. Paper and Pencil Handout: Tic Tac Toe Drop Downs (5 minutes) Critical Information: Drop down menus are important. See the steps of the program running on the last page. Scratch Filename: TicTacToePen.sb (Return packets at the end of the period.)
X directions.wav O directions.wav Paper and Pencil: Design and plan a maze game with levels and/or scoring. Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (7 minutes)
Track your progress on the current assignment.
Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker. Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin. TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Thursday February 20, 2014 Goal: Students will be able to implement, analyze, and create scripts in Scratch that include looping and conditional statements to produce projects that are as good as the benchmarks. Objective: Use compound conditions and nested if else conditionals. Paper and Pencil Handout: Tic Tac Toe Loops and Conditional Matching (8 minutes) Critical Information: Drop down menus are important. See the steps of the program running on the last page. Scratch Filename: TicTacToePen.sb (Return packets at the end of the period.)
X directions.wav O directions.wav Paper and Pencil: Design and plan a maze game with levels and/or scoring. Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (7 minutes)
Track your progress on the current assignment.
Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker. Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin. TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Wednesday February 19, 2014 Goal: Students will be able to implement, analyze, and create scripts in Scratch that include looping and conditional statements to produce projects that are as good as the benchmarks. Objective: Use compound conditions and nested if else conditionals. Paper and Pencil Half Sheet: Explain how the X Color and the O Color variables work in the TicTacToePen.sb program. Refer to your direction packet and your program. (5 minutes) Critical Information: Drop down menus are important. See the steps of the program running on the last page. Scratch Filename: TicTacToePen.sb (Return packets at the end of the period.)
X directions.wav O directions.wav Paper and Pencil: Design and plan a maze game with levels and/or scoring. Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (7 minutes)
Track your progress on the current assignment.
Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker. Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin. TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Wednesday & Tuesday February 12 & 18, 2014 (Early Dismissal) and(2 hour delay) Goal: Students will be able to implement, analyze, and create scripts in Scratch that include looping and conditional statements to produce projects that are as good as the benchmarks. Objective: Use compound conditions and nested if else conditionals. Critical Information: Drop down menus are important. See the steps of the program running on the last page. Scratch Filename: TicTacToePen.sb (Return packets at the end of the period.)
X directions.wav O directions.wav Paper and Pencil: Design and plan a maze game with levels and/or scoring. Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (7 minutes)
Track your progress on the current assignment.
Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker. Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin. TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Monday & Tuesday February 10 & 11, 2014 Goal: Students will be able to implement, analyze, and create scripts in Scratch that include looping and conditional statements to produce projects that are as good as the benchmarks. Objective: Use compound conditions and nested if else conditionals. Paper and Pencil Handout: Tic Tac Toe Intro Do Now (5 minutes) Critical Information: Drop down menus are important. See the steps of the program running on the last page. Scratch Filename: TicTacToePen.sb (Return packets at the end of the period.) Type the comments from the Do Now by the correct script blocks.
Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker. Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin. TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Wednesday - Thursday January 29 - February 6, 2014 Goal: Students will be able to implement, analyze, and create scripts in Scratch that include looping and conditional statements to produce projects that are as good as the benchmarks. Objective: Use compound conditions and nested if else conditionals. Online: Change the Google Chrome setting for downloads based on page 1 directions. Critical Information: Drop down menus are important. See the steps of the program running on the last page. Scratch Filename: NFL.sb (Scroll down to Tuesday for sprites.) Scratch Filename: TicTacToePen.sb When you are finished with NFL.sb with the comments and it is working correctly, ask for the TicTacToePen.sb direction packet. (Return packets at the end of the period.)
Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker. Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin. TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Tuesday January 28, 2014 Goal: Students will be able to implement, analyze, and create scripts in Scratch that include looping and conditional statements to produce projects that are as good as the benchmarks. Objective: Import sprites. Critical Information: Exporting sprites is different than saving a Scratch file. Scratch Filename: NFL.sb Option Buttons.sprite Click. Open. File - Save As... to desktop. New Filename: NFL Title.sprite Directions.sprite AFC.sprite NFC.sprite Button.sprite Lists.sprite Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (8 minutes)
Track your progress on the current assignment.
Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker.
Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin.
Turn in your papers.
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Monday January 27, 2014 Goal: Students will be able to implement, analyze, and create scripts in Scratch that include looping and conditional statements to produce projects that are as good as the benchmarks. Objective: Use variables and relational operators in conditions. Think-Pair-Share (7 minutes): Come up with a division problem that will cause an error on a calculator. Try out calculators on your computer.
Start - Programs - Accessories - Calculator
My Computer - Thawspace (M) - TI83 - VTI83.exe
What will cause an error in a division problem? Critical Information: When there are problems, check your drop downs. Scratch Filename (30 minutes): Divide.sb Demonstration (4 minutes): Division by zero error in Scratch. Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (8 minutes)
Track your progress on the current assignment.
Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker.
Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin.
Turn in your papers.
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
CS100 -- Computer Applications I Pds 2, 5, 8
Wednesday June 4 - Friday June 6, 2014
Goal: Students will be able to use PowerPoint effectively by using slide masters to create uniformity and by following simple rules of design to make presentations that include effects, timing, graphics, and animation in a pleasing way.
Objective: Create a comparison presentation.
Online: Find pictures and content for your PowerPoint presentation. Save pictures to the desktop and upload them to your Gaggle digital locker. Make a Word document with the web addresses of the pictures so you have them when you are ready to make your works cited slide.
Critical Information: Planning is the key to efficiency in making a PowerPoint presentation.
Critical Information: Make your slide masters before adding any content.
Finish PowerPoint Filename: UsingPowerPoint.pptx Follow Miss Hangen's directions.
Paper and Pencil Handout: Plan a PowerPoint that will be a comparison of 2 things.
Powerpoint Filename: Comparison.pptx
Use a slide masters to set up the patterns (colors, fonts, animations, transitions) you will use in your presentation.
Include about 5 slides:
Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (7 minutes)
- Log your progress on the current assignment.
- Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
- Track your understanding of the goal and objective on the tracking chart.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker.Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin.
TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Tuesday June 3, 2014
Goal: Students will be able to use PowerPoint effectively by using slide masters to create uniformity and by following simple rules of design to make presentations that include effects, timing, graphics, and animation in a pleasing way.
Objective: Demonstrate your learning through assessments.
Objective: Create a comparison PowerPoint presentation.
Prepare for Final Exam: Save your UsingPowerPoint.pptx to the desktop. Download a Scratch project to the desktop.
Download one of your Word documents to the desktop. Get your folder. Use these to help answer the questions on the multiple choice portion of the final exam.
Critical Information: Write only on the computer scan sheet.
Critical Information: Work silently and individually.
Assessment: Final Exam Multiple Choice - Put the answers on the computer scan sheet. Do NOT write on the stapled packet.
Powerpoint Filename: Comparison.pptx
Use a slide masters to set up the patterns you will use in your presentation.
Include:
Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (7 minutes)
- Log your progress on the current assignment.
- Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
- Track your understanding of the goal and objective on the tracking chart.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker.Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin.
TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Friday May 30 & Monday June 2, 2014
Goal: Students will be able to use PowerPoint effectively by using slide masters to create uniformity and by following simple rules of design to make presentations that include effects, timing, graphics, and animation in a pleasing way.
Objective: Plan a comparison presentation.
Paper and Pencil Handout: PowerPoint: Which is Better?
Critical Information: Planning is the key to efficiency in making a PowerPoint presentation.
Critical Information: Make your slide masters before adding any content.
Finish PowerPoint Filename: UsingPowerPoint.pptx Follow Miss Hangen's directions.
Paper and Pencil Handout: Plan a PowerPoint that will be a comparison of 2 things.
Powerpoint Filename: Comparison.pptx
Use a slide masters to set up the patterns you will use in your presentation.
Include:
Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (7 minutes)
- Log your progress on the current assignment.
- Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
- Track your understanding of the goal and objective on the tracking chart.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker.Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin.
TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Thursday May 29, 2014
Goal: Students will be able to use PowerPoint effectively by using slide masters to create uniformity and by following simple rules of design to make presentations that include effects, timing, graphics, and animation in a pleasing way.
Objective: Decide on the appropriate layout and add content to slides.
Paper and Pencil Handout: PowerPoint Review
Critical Information: Planning is the key to efficiency in making a PowerPoint presentation.
Critical Information: Make your slide masters before adding any content.
Finish PowerPoint Filename: UsingPowerPoint.pptx Follow Miss Hangen's directions.
Paper and Pencil Handout: Plan a PowerPoint that will be a comparison of 2 things.
Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (7 minutes)
- Log your progress on the current assignment.
- Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
- Track your understanding of the goal and objective on the tracking chart.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker.Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin.
TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Tuesday & Wednesday May 27 & 28, 2014
Goal: Students will be able to use PowerPoint effectively by using slide masters to create uniformity and by following simple rules of design to make presentations that include effects, timing, graphics, and animation in a pleasing way.
Objective: Decide on the appropriate layout and add content to slides.
Check for pictures in a folder in My Computer - Thawspace (M) of you computer in a folder with Thursday May 22, 2014 on it or download this pictures to your desktop.
Critical Information: Be sure to use correct capitalization.
Critical Information: Use tab to index and shift tab to decrease indent.
Critical Information: Bring text forward so that it is not blocked by pictures.
PowerPoint Filename: UsingPowerPoint.pptx Follow Miss Hangen's directions.
Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (7 minutes)
- Log your progress on the current assignment.
- Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
- Track your understanding of the goal and objective on the tracking chart.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker.Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin.
TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Friday May 23, 2014
Relay 4 Life
Thursday May 22, 2014
Goal: Students will be able to use PowerPoint effectively by using slide masters to create uniformity and by following simple rules of design to make presentations that include effects, timing, graphics, and animation in a pleasing way.
Objective: Decide on the appropriate layout to add content for slides.
Check for pictures in a folder in the Thawspace (M) of you computer in a folder with today's date.
Critical Information: Be sure to use correct capitalization.
Critical Information: Fix typing errors indicated by a red squiggly line.
Critical Information: Bring text forward so that it is not blocked by pictures.
PowerPoint Filename: UsingPowerPoint.pptx Follow Miss Hangen's directions.
Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (7 minutes)
- Log your progress on the current assignment.
- Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
- Track your understanding of the goal and objective on the tracking chart.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker.Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin.
TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Tuesday & Wednesday May 20 & 21, 2014
Goal: Students will be able to use PowerPoint effectively by using slide masters to create uniformity and by following simple rules of design to make presentations that include effects, timing, graphics, and animation in a pleasing way.
Objective: Use slide masters to create a PowerPoint presentation with common animations, a footer, and action buttons.
Short class due to Keystone; therefore, no do now.
Critical Information: In the slide master use animations to make the slide title and pictures appear first (with previous).
Critical Information: Copy the animations to the slide to override the slide master.
Critical Information: Do not put footers or action buttons on the first title slide.
PowerPoint Filename: UsingPowerPoint.pptx Follow Miss Hangen's directions.
Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (7 minutes)
- Log your progress on the current assignment.
- Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
- Track your understanding of the goal and objective on the tracking chart.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker.Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin.
TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Monday May 19, 2014
Goal: Students will be able to use PowerPoint effectively by using slide masters to create uniformity and by following simple rules of design to make presentations that include effects, timing, graphics, and animation in a pleasing way.
Objective: Use slide masters to create a PowerPoint presentation with common animations.
Paper and Pencil Handout: PowerPoint Tools (for those who were absent Friday)
40th Anniversary of the Rubics Cube
Watch: Using PowerPoint.pptx
Critical Information: In the slide master use animations to make the slide title and pictures appear first (with previous).
Critical Information: Copy the animations to the slide to override the slide master.
PowerPoint Filename: UsingPowerPoint.pptx Follow Miss Hangen's directions.
Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (7 minutes)
- Log your progress on the current assignment.
- Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
- Track your understanding of the goal and objective on the tracking chart.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker.Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin.
TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Friday May 16, 2014
Goal: Students will be able to use PowerPoint effectively by using slide masters to create uniformity and by following simple rules of design to make presentations that include effects, timing, graphics, and animation in a pleasing way.
Objective: Use slide masters to create a PowerPoint presentation.
Paper and Pencil Handout: PowerPoint Tools
Critical Information: In the slide master use animations to make the slide title and pictures appear first (with previous).
Critical Information: Use light fonts on dark backgrounds and dark fonts on light backgrounds.
PowerPoint Filename: UsingPowerPoint.pptx
Do page two of directions and requirements together.
Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (7 minutes)
- Log your progress on the current assignment.
- Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
- Track your understanding of the goal and objective on the tracking chart.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker.Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin.
TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Thursday May 15, 2014
Goal: Students will be able to use PowerPoint effectively by using slide masters to create uniformity and by following simple rules of design to make presentations that include effects, timing, graphics, and animation in a pleasing way.
Objective: Use slide masters to create a PowerPoint presentation.
Paper and Pencil Handout: Slide Master Questions
Critical Information: In the slide master use animations to make the slide title and pictures appear first (with previous).
Critical Information: Use light fonts on dark backgrounds and dark fonts on light backgrounds.
Watch and Listen: Using PowerPoint.pptx presentation by Miss Hangen
PowerPoint Filename: UsingPowerPoint.pptx Do page one of directions and requirements together.
Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (7 minutes)
- Log your progress on the current assignment.
- Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
- Track your understanding of the goal and objective on the tracking chart.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker.Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin.
TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Tuesday & Wednesday May 13 & 14, 2014
Goal: Students will be able to use PowerPoint effectively by using slide masters to create uniformity and by following simple rules of design to make presentations that include effects, timing, graphics, and animation in a pleasing way.
Objective: Understand PowerPoint rules of thumb.
Watch and Discuss: WikipediaValidity.pptx
Critical Information: General do not use more than 6 lines of text per slide with generally no more than 6 words per line.
Critical Information: Use light fonts on dark backgrounds and dark fonts on light backgrounds.
PowerPoint Filename: WikipediaValidity.pptx Use the packet titled, Wikipedia Validity PowerPoint Directions to make slide masters for the various types of slides needed for the WikipediaValidity presentation.
Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (7 minutes)
- Log your progress on the current assignment.
- Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
- Track your understanding of the goal and objective on the tracking chart.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker.Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin.
TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Monday May 12, 2014
Goal: Students will be able to use PowerPoint effectively by using slide masters to create uniformity and by following simple rules of design to make presentations that include effects, timing, graphics, and animation in a pleasing way.
Objective: Understand PowerPoint rules of thumb.
Google Doodle Dorothy Hodgkin 104th Birthday
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothy_Hodgkin Look for the numbered footnotes and content that denotes that citations are needed.
Watch and Discuss: PowerPoint Do's and Don'ts: Rules of Thumb
Critical Information: General do not use more than 6 lines of text per slide with generally no more than 6 words per line.
Critical Information: Use light fonts on dark backgrounds and dark fonts on light backgrounds.
PowerPoint Filename: WikipediaValidity.pptx Use the packet titled, Wikipedia Validity PowerPoint Directions to make slide masters for the various types of slides needed for the WikipediaValidity presentation.
Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (7 minutes)
- Log your progress on the current assignment.
- Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
- Track your understanding of the goal and objective on the tracking chart.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker.Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin.
TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Wednesday - Friday May 7 - 11, 2014
Goal: Students will be able to use PowerPoint effectively by using slide masters to create uniformity and by following simple rules of design to make presentations that include effects, timing, graphics, and animation in a pleasing way.
Objective: Set up a slide master for a presentation.
Look in your folder on your activity log to see where you left off yesterday.
Critical Information: Make sure you know what view you are in, normal or slide master view.
Critical Information: If you cannot find a menu, make sure you have a textbox selected.
PowerPoint Filename: WikipediaValidity.pptx Use the packet titled, Wikipedia Validity PowerPoint Directions to make slide masters for the various types of slides needed for the WikipediaValidity presentation.
Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (7 minutes)
- Log your progress on the current assignment.
- Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
- Track your understanding of the goal and objective on the tracking chart.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker.Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin.
TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Tuesday May 6, 2014
Goal: Students will be able to use PowerPoint effectively by using slide masters to create uniformity and by following simple rules of design to make presentations that include effects, timing, graphics, and animation in a pleasing way.
Objective: Set up a slide master for a presentation.
Paper and Pencil: Explain what a master slide is and why we use it.
Critical Information: Make sure you know what view you are in, normal or slide master view.
Critical Information: If you cannot find a menu, make sure you have a textbox selected.
PowerPoint Filename: WikipediaValidity.pptx Use the packet titled, Wikipedia Validity PowerPoint Directions to make slide masters for the various types of slides needed for the WikipediaValidity presentation.
Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (7 minutes)
- Log your progress on the current assignment.
- Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
- Track your understanding of the goal and objective on the tracking chart.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker.Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin.
TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Monday May 5, 2014
Goal: Students will be able to use PowerPoint effectively by using slide masters to create uniformity and by following simple rules of design to make presentations that include effects, timing, graphics, and animation in a pleasing way.
Objective: Set up a slide master for a presentation.
Discuss: Wikipedia and slide masters. Have you used PowerPoint? Have you used slide masters to do PowerPoint presentations?
Critical Information: You must save the presentation with the file type ending .pptx Compatibility mode does not allow us to do everything we need to do.
Critical Information: If you cannot find a menu, make sure you have a textbox selected.
PowerPoint Filename: WikipediaValidity.pptx Use the packet titled, Wikipedia Validity PowerPoint Directions to make slide masters for the various types of slides needed for the WikipediaValidity presentation.
Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (7 minutes)
- Track your progress on the current assignment.
- Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker.Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin.
TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Friday May 2, 2014
Goal: Students will be able to implement, analyze, and create scripts in Scratch that include looping and conditional statements to produce projects that are as good as the benchmarks.
Objective: Use painting techniques to show emotions in characters.
Objective: Use the x and y coordinate system as a guide to movement.
Read: Read the comments to the CatchButterfly.sb program.
Critical Information: Explanations can be found in the comments.
Critical Information: Running your program and watching when script blocks are surrounded in white helps you see when certain things are happening in the program.
Paper and Pencil Handout: Do the mutliptle choice problems titled, CatchButterfy.sb Questions by analyzing CatchButterfly.sb and its comments.
Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (7 minutes)
- Track your progress on the current assignment.
- Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker.Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin.
TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Thursday May 1, 2014
Goal: Students will be able to implement, analyze, and create scripts in Scratch that include looping and conditional statements to produce projects that are as good as the benchmarks.
Objective: Use painting techniques to show emotions in characters.
Objective: Use the x and y coordinate system as a guide to movement.
Read: http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ny-teen-accepted-eight-ivy-league-schools-picks-yale-n94006
Critical Information: Eyebrow and mouth adjustments allow for showing emotion.
Critical Information: Rotation tools in the paint editor make changing facial expressions easy.
Scratch Filename: CatchButterfly.sb Follow the handout directions. Adapt to the <conditions> in your scripts for your particular character and your particular butterfly.
Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (6 minutes)
- Track your progress on the current assignment.
- Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker.Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin.
TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Wednesday April 30, 2014
Goal: Students will be able to implement, analyze, and create scripts in Scratch that include looping and conditional statements to produce projects that are as good as the benchmarks.
Objective: Use painting techniques to show emotions in characters.
Objective: Use the x and y coordinate system as a guide to movement.
Read: MIT Computer Fair article in Vidette
Paper and Pencil Handout: Making Facial Expressions
Critical Information: Eyebrow and mouth adjustments allow for showing emotion.
Critical Information: Rotation tools in the paint editor make changing facial expressions easy.
Scratch Filename: CatchButterfly.sb Follow the handout directions. Adapt to the <conditions> in your scripts for your particular character and your particular butterfly.
Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (6 minutes)
- Log your progress on the current assignment.
- Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
- Track your understanding of the goal and objective on the tracking chart.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker.Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin.
TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Tuesday April 29, 2014
Goal: Students will be able to implement, analyze, and create scripts in Scratch that include looping and conditional statements to produce projects that are as good as the benchmarks.
Objective: Use painting techniques to show emotions in characters.
Objective: Use the x and y coordinate system as a guide to movement.
Paper and Pencil Handout: Forever If
Critical Information: Eyebrow and mouth adjustments allow for showing emotion.
Critical Information: Rotation tools in the paint editor make changing facial expressions easy.
Scratch File: CatchButterfly.sb Together we will use the tools necessary to make new costumes of the boy to show emotion. Include the scripts and adjust as necessary.
Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (7 minutes)
- Track your progress on the current assignment.
- Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker.Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin.
TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Monday April 28, 2014
Goal: Students will be able to implement, analyze, and create scripts in Scratch that include looping and conditional statements to produce projects that are as good as the benchmarks.
Paper and Pencil Handout: Forever If
Critical Information: Type comments to communicate with others who look at your program and to remind yourself what you did.
Critical Information: Loops and conditional statements that appear inside other loops and conditional statements are said to be nested.
Scratch File: RandomTemperature.sb Use the direction packet to add the scripts and the comments to the RandomTemperatureNoScripts.sb program that you must download.
Scratch Filename: BeeSting.sb Download this file and follow the handout directions.
Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (7 minutes)
- Track your progress on the current assignment.
- Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker.Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin.
TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Friday April 25, 2014
Goal: Students will be able to implement, analyze, and create scripts in Scratch that include looping and conditional statements to produce projects that are as good as the benchmarks.
Period 2: Computer Fair Awards Assembly
Critical Information: Type comments to communicate with others who look at your program and to remind yourself what you did.
Critical Information: Loops and conditional statements that appear inside other loops and conditional statements are said to be nested.
Scratch File: RandomTemperature.sb Use the direction packet to add the scripts and the comments to the RandomTemperatureNoScripts.sb program that you must download.
Scratch Filename: BeeSting.sb Download this file and follow the handout directions.
Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (7 minutes)
- Track your progress on the current assignment.
- Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker.Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin.
TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Thursday April 24, 2014
Goal: Students will be able to implement, analyze, and create scripts in Scratch that include looping and conditional statements to produce projects that are as good as the benchmarks.
Watch Demonstration: RandomTemperature.sb
Critical Information: Type comments to communicate with others who look at your program and to remind yourself what you did.
Critical Information: Loops and conditional statements that appear inside other loops and conditional statements are said to be nested.
Paper and Pencil Handout: RandomTemperature.sb Questions
Refer to the direction packet for RandomTemperature.sb to answer the questions.
Scratch File: RandomTemperature.sb Use the direction packet to add the scripts and the comments to the RandomTemperatureNoScripts.sb program that you must download.
Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (7 minutes)
- Track your progress on the current assignment.
- Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker.Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin.
TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Tuesday & Wednesday April 22 & 23, 2014
Goal: Students will be able to implement, analyze, and create scripts in Scratch that include looping and conditional statements to produce projects that are as good as the benchmarks.
Watch Demonstration: RandomTemperature.sb
Critical Information: Type comments to communicate with others who look at your program and to remind yourself what you did.
Critical Information: Loops and conditional statements that appear inside other loops and conditional statements are said to be nested.
Scratch File: RandomTemperature.sb Use the direction packet to add the scripts and the comments to the RandomTemperatureNoScripts.sb program that you must download.
Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (7 minutes)
- Track your progress on the current assignment.
- Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker.Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin.
TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Thursday April 17, 2014 (Recent palindrome dates: 4.10.14 through 4.19.14)
Goal: Students will be able to implement, analyze, and create scripts in Scratch that include looping and conditional statements to produce projects that are as good as the benchmarks.
Objective: Use nested repeat loops to use the same process for several costumes.
Watch Demonstration: Title, Credits, and Directions for Egg.sb
Critical Information: Crediting your sources for graphics is important.
Critical Information: A repeat loop with an incremented Wait Time variable allows us to use the same code to scroll the title, credits, and directions with an increased amount of time to read the longer text.
Scratch File: Egg.sb Use the direction page titled, Title, Credits, and Directions for Egg.sb
Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (7 minutes)
- Track your progress on the current assignment.
- Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker.Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin.
TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Wednesday April 16, 2014 (Recent palindrome dates: 4.10.14 through 4.19.14)
Goal: Students will be able to implement, analyze, and create scripts in Scratch that include looping and conditional statements to produce projects that are as good as the benchmarks.
Objective: Use nested if else statements.
Additions to Egg.sb: Egg sprite script: Add Clear just below the When Green Flag Clicked
Egg sprite script: set the size to 100%
Color block scripts: Add go to front after When Green Flag Clicked for each color block.
Credits: Edit the Credits sprite to include: Brush - clipartbest.com
Critical Information: For the paint brush to appear like it is dipping into the color block, at the same time you are clicking the mouse on the color block you will need to make the center of the paint brush in the checkboard area near the tip of the paint brush, but not on the paint brush.
Critical Information: Use the correct colors for your particular program.
Scratch File: Egg.sb Follow the directions on the sheet titled, Done Button and Brush Adjustments
Download this Done Button sprite and follow the directions on your handout.
Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (7 minutes)
- Track your progress on the current assignment.
- Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker.Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin.
TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Tuesday April 15, 2014 (Recent palindrome dates: 4.10.14 through 4.19.14)
Goal: Students will be able to implement, analyze, and create scripts in Scratch that include looping and conditional statements to produce projects that are as good as the benchmarks.
Objective: Create appropriate names for the costumes of a sprite.
Finish: The egg sprite scripts from yesterday.
Critical Information: For the paint brush to appear like it is dipping into the color block, at the same time you are clicking the mouse on the color block you will need to make the center of the paint brush in the checkboard area near the tip of the paint brush, but not on the paint brush.
Critical Information: Use the correct colors for your particular program.
Scratch File: Egg.sb Follow the directions on the sheet titled, Paint Brush and Variable.
Download this Paint Brush sprite and follow the directions on your handout.
Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (7 minutes)
- Track your progress on the current assignment.
- Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker.Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin.
TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Monday April 14, 2014 (Recent palindrome dates: 4.10.14, 4.11.14, 4.12.14, 4.13.14, today 4.14.14)
Goal: Students will be able to implement, analyze, and create scripts in Scratch that include looping and conditional statements to produce projects that are as good as the benchmarks.
Objective: Create appropriate names for the costumes of a sprite.
Paper and Pencil Half Sheet:
1. Describe the difference between checkerboard and white in Scratch.
2. When using the painting pencil or pen colors, color will only show up during an executing program on which surface, white or checkerboard? (Think back to TicTacToe.sb)
3. What is the last date of this palindrome series of dates?
Critical Information: In an executing program the pen coloring will only appear on the checkerboard empty area.
Critical Information: Name the costumes for easy understanding when developing the scripts.
Scratch File: Egg.sb
Follow the demonstration to finish the Egg sprite, its costumes, scripts, and comments.
Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (7 minutes)
- Track your progress on the current assignment.
- Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker.Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin.
TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Friday April 11, 2014
Goal: Students will be able to implement, analyze, and create scripts in Scratch that include looping and conditional statements to produce projects that are as good as the benchmarks.
Objective: Create a sprite with multiple costumes that are based on the first costume.
Google Doodle: google.com
Paper and Pencil Handout: Egg.sb Color Block Do Now
Critical Information: Duplicate costumes to make sure the center, shape, and size remain entact.
Critical Information: Name the costumes for easy understanding when developing the scripts.
Scratch File: Egg.sb (Gaggle not available today. Didn't do this.)
Follow the demonstration to do the Egg sprite and its costumes.
Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (7 minutes)
- Track your progress on the current assignment.
- Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker.Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin.
TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Thursday April 10, 2014
Goal: Students will be able to implement, analyze, and create scripts in Scratch that include looping and conditional statements to produce projects that are as good as the benchmarks.
Objective: Create, script and comment the color block sprites.
Discuss upcoming holidays.
Critical Information: Duplicate color block sprites to guarantee they are the same size and shape.
Critical Information: Name the sprites based on the colors you chose for easy understanding.
Scratch File: Egg.sb
Finish following the directions on the direction sheets for Color Block Sprites for Egg.sb
Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (7 minutes)
- Track your progress on the current assignment.
- Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker.Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin.
TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Friday - Wednesday April 4 - 9, 2014
Goal: Students will be able to implement, analyze, and create scripts in Scratch that include looping and conditional statements to produce projects that are as good as the benchmarks.
Goal Revisited: Students will be able to create a Word document that is as good as the benchmark.
Objective: Present a program to the public through a published document.
Save your Maze Printout.docx to the desktop. Save your Maze.sb to the desktop. Determine what else you need in the Maze Printout.docx based on the sample document.
Critical Information: To get a picture of the scripts without the gray, do right click and save picture of scripts to the desktop. Then insert that into the Word document.
Critical Information: Use the default wrapping style for most items (In line with text) and only change to the text wrapping to "In Front of Text" when necessary.
Word Filename: MazePrintout.docx
You will produce a Word document that displays the features of your Maze.sb program so that it can be displayed.
Refer to examples hanging in front and stapled packet on side table.
Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (7 minutes)
- Track your progress on the current assignment.
- Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker.Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin.
TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Thursday April 3, 2014
Goal: Students will be able to implement, analyze, and create scripts in Scratch that include looping and conditional statements to produce projects that are as good as the benchmarks.
Objective: Evaluate programs that are intended to meet the goal.
Listen to Directions for attending the computer fair.
Critical Information: Evaluate based on the goal for our class.
Try all entries in the animation category, as well as some other entries.
Paper and Pencil: Fill out Categories Awards sheet.
Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (7 minutes)
- Track your progress on the current assignment.
- Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker.Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin.
TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Wednesday April 2, 2014
Goal: Students will be able to implement, analyze, and create scripts in Scratch that include looping and conditional statements to produce projects that are as good as the benchmarks.
Goal Revisited: Students will be able to create a Word document that is as good as the benchmark.
Objective: Present a program to the public through a published document.
Save your Maze Printout.docx to the desktop. Save your Maze.sb to the desktop. Determine what else you need in the Maze Printout.docx based on the sample document.
Critical Information: White space and balance will make the document look good.
Critical Information: Use the default wrapping style for most items (In line with text) and only change to the text wrapping to "In Front of Text" when necessary.
Word Filename: MazePrintout.docx
You will produce a Word document that displays the features of your Maze.sb program so that it can be displayed.
Refer to examples hanging in front and stapled packet on side table.
Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (7 minutes)
- Track your progress on the current assignment.
- Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker.Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin.
TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Tuesday April 1, 2014
Goal: Students will be able to implement, analyze, and create scripts in Scratch that include looping and conditional statements to produce projects that are as good as the benchmarks.
Goal Revisited: Students will be able to create a Word document that is as good as the benchmark.
Objective: Present a program to the public through a published document.
Does Google have an April Fool's Joke? Google.com
Critical Information: White space and balance will make the document look good.
Word Filename: MazePrintout.docx
You will produce a Word document that displays the features of your Maze.sb program so that it can be displayed.
Refer to examples hanging in front and stapled packet on side table.
Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (7 minutes)
- Track your progress on the current assignment.
- Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker.Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin.
TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Monday March 31, 2014
Goal: Students will be able to implement, analyze, and create scripts in Scratch that include looping and conditional statements to produce projects that are as good as the benchmarks.
Goal Revisited: Students will be able to create a Word document that is as good as the benchmark.
Objective: Present a program to the public through a published document.
Paper and Pencil Handout: Resized or Cropped
Critical Information: White space and balance will make the document look good.
Word Filename: MazePrintout.docx
You will produce a Word document that displays the features of your Maze.sb program so that it can be displayed.
Follow the demonstration and directions.
Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (7 minutes)
- Track your progress on the current assignment.
- Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker.Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin.
TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Friday March 28, 2014
Goal: Students will be able to implement, analyze, and create scripts in Scratch that include looping and conditional statements to produce projects that are as good as the benchmarks.
Goal Revisited: Students will be able to create a Word document that is as good as the benchmark.
Objective: Present a program to the public through a published document.
Review process for taking a screen shot and editing it in Paint.
Word Filename: MazePrintout.docx
You will produce a Word document that displays the features of your Maze.sb program so that it can be displayed.
Follow the demonstration and directions.
Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (7 minutes)
- Track your progress on the current assignment.
- Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker.Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin.
TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Thursday March 27, 2014
Goal: Students will be able to implement, analyze, and create scripts in Scratch that include looping and conditional statements to produce projects that are as good as the benchmarks.
Goal Revisited: Students will be able to create a Word document that is as good as the benchmark.
Objective: Present a program to the public through a published document.
Word Filename: MazePrintout.docx
You will produce a Word document that displays the features of your Maze.sb program so that it can be displayed.
Follow the demonstration and directions.
Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (7 minutes)
- Track your progress on the current assignment.
- Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker.Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin.
TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Tuesday & Wednesday March 25 & 26, 2014
Goal: Students will be able to implement, analyze, and create scripts in Scratch that include looping and conditional statements to produce projects that are as good as the benchmarks.
Goal Revisited: Students will be able to create a Word document that is as good as the benchmark.
Objective: Present a program to the public through a published document.
Paper and Pencil Handout: Header and Footer Matching
Read: Scratch Animation Grading Rubric
Word Filename: MazePrintout.docx
You will produce a Word document that displays the features of your Maze.sb program so that it can be displayed.
Follow the demonstration and directions.
Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (7 minutes)
- Track your progress on the current assignment.
- Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker.Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin.
TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Monday March 24, 2014
Goal: Students will be able to implement, analyze, and create scripts in Scratch that include looping and conditional statements to produce projects that are as good as the benchmarks.
Check out the Google Doodle: http://www.google.com/
Maze Gallery Walk: Observe, run, and evaluate other maze projects.
Paper and Pencil: Provide 2 stars and a wish. In other words, write 2 things that you liked about the program and 1 improvement you would like to see.
Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (7 minutes)
- Track your progress on the current assignment.
- Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker.Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin.
TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Thursday & Friday March 20 & 21, 2014
Goal: Students will be able to implement, analyze, and create scripts in Scratch that include looping and conditional statements to produce projects that are as good as the benchmarks.
Critical Information: Testing thoroughly is an important part of the process.
Scratch Project: Maze.sb Create your own maze type game. Include levels, scoring, or timing. Make it different than mine. Add an opening splash screen. Add comments. Improve, embellish. Try out other students mazes.
Scratch Program: BeachBallScore.sb 1 sheet of direction. Now make it better.
Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (7 minutes)
- Track your progress on the current assignment.
- Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker.Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin.
TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Wednesday March 19, 2014
Goal: Students will be able to implement, analyze, and create scripts in Scratch that include looping and conditional statements to produce projects that are as good as the benchmarks.
Objective: Test programs for proper function and accuracy.
Watch and Analyze: Student maze game
Critical Information: Testing thoroughly is an important part of the process.
Scratch Project: Maze.sb Create your own maze type game. Include levels, scoring, or timing. Make it different than mine. Add an opening splash screen. Add comments. Improve, embellish. Try out other students mazes.
Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (7 minutes)
- Track your progress on the current assignment.
- Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker.Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin.
TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Tuesday March 18, 2014
Goal: Students will be able to implement, analyze, and create scripts in Scratch that include looping and conditional statements to produce projects that are as good as the benchmarks.
Objective: Test programs for proper function and accuracy.
Paper and Pencil Handout: Computer Efficiency with Nested If Else's vs Sequential If's
Critical Information: Testing thoroughly is an important part of the process.
Scratch Project: Maze.sb Create your own maze type game. Include levels, scoring, or timing. Make it different than mine. Add an opening splash screen. Add comments. Improve, embellish. Try out other students mazes.
Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (7 minutes)
- Track your progress on the current assignment.
- Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker.Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin.
TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Monday March 17, 2014
Goal: Students will be able to implement, analyze, and create scripts in Scratch that include looping and conditional statements to produce projects that are as good as the benchmarks.
Objective: Include explanatory documentation.
2 hour delay - no time for do now
Critical Information: Creativity is a good thing.
Scratch Project: Maze.sb Create your own maze type game. Include levels, scoring, or timing. Make it different than mine. Add an opening splash screen. Add comments. Improve, embellish. Try out other students mazes.
Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (7 minutes)
- Track your progress on the current assignment.
- Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker.Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin.
TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Friday March 14, 2014
Goal: Students will be able to implement, analyze, and create scripts in Scratch that include looping and conditional statements to produce projects that are as good as the benchmarks.
Objective: Include explanatory documentation.
Paper and Pencil Handout: Efficiency with Conditionals (Put finished paper in box.)
Critical Information: Creativity is a good thing.
Scratch Project: Maze.sb Create your own maze type game. Include levels, scoring, or timing. Make it different than mine. Add an opening splash screen. Add comments. Improve, embellish. Try out other students mazes.
Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (7 minutes)
- Track your progress on the current assignment.
- Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker.Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin.
TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Thursday March 13, 2014
Goal: Students will be able to implement, analyze, and create scripts in Scratch that include looping and conditional statements to produce projects that are as good as the benchmarks.
Objective: Communicate directions to user.
Watch: Ajmal's Complex Maze Game
Critical Information: Creativity is a good thing.
Scratch Project: Maze.sb Create your own maze type game. Include levels, scoring, or timing. Make it different than mine. Add an opening splash screen.
Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (7 minutes)
- Track your progress on the current assignment.
- Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker.Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin.
TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Wednesday March 12, 2014
Goal: Students will be able to implement, analyze, and create scripts in Scratch that include looping and conditional statements to produce projects that are as good as the benchmarks.
Objective: Communicate directions to user.
Early Dismissal Day (no time for a Do Now)
Critical Information: An exciting opening splash page should attract the users attention.
Include a way for the user to have enough time to read the directions, but not too much.
Try wait until space key is pressed.
Scratch Project: Maze.sb Create your own maze type game. Include levels, scoring, or timing. Make it different than mine. Add an opening splash screen.
Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (7 minutes)
- Track your progress on the current assignment.
- Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker.Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin.
TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Tuesday March 11, 2014
Goal: Students will be able to implement, analyze, and create scripts in Scratch that include looping and conditional statements to produce projects that are as good as the benchmarks.
Objective: Communicate directions to user.
Paper and Pencil Half Sheet: Maze Background Changes (10 minutes)
Critical Information: An exciting opening splash page should attract the users attention.
Include a way for the user to have enough time to read the directions, but not too much.
Try wait until space key is pressed.
Scratch Project: Maze.sb Create your own maze type game. Include levels, scoring, or timing. Make it different than mine. Add an opening splash screen.
Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (7 minutes)
- Track your progress on the current assignment.
- Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker.Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin.
TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Monday March 10, 2014
Goal: Students will be able to implement, analyze, and create scripts in Scratch that include looping and conditional statements to produce projects that are as good as the benchmarks.
Objective: Communicate directions to user.
Self-Assess: Run your maze program. Determine if it is working.
Paper and Pencil Handout: (10 minutes)
1. Do you have an opening splash screen for your maze program.
2. Do you have directions for the user in your program?
3. Do you have a maze the works correctly?
4. Do you have a variable to display the time it takes the user to get to the target?
5. Do you have a variable to count how many times it takes the user to get to the target?
6. Do you have a second level maze?
7. Do you have a celebration and ending?
8. Does your maze game work correctly when you run it 2 times in a row?
9. Do you have comments for most of your script blocks?
10. What help do you need?
Critical Information: An exciting opening splash page should attract the users attention.
Include a way for the user to have enough time to read the directions, but not too much.
Try wait until space key is pressed.
Scratch Project: Maze.sb Create your own maze type game. Include levels, scoring, or timing. Make it different than mine. Add an opening splash screen.
Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (7 minutes)
- Track your progress on the current assignment.
- Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker.Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin.
TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Thursday & Friday March 6 & 7, 2014
Goal: Students will be able to implement, analyze, and create scripts in Scratch that include looping and conditional statements to produce projects that are as good as the benchmarks.
Objective: Communicate directions to user.
Watch Demonstration: Welcome to the Crazy Maze
Notice the opening splash screen followed by directions.
Paper and Pencil Half Sheet:
1. Explain what you see in the opening of the Crazy Maze program.
2. What ideas do you have for an opening to your maze program?
Critical Information: An exciting opening splash page should attract the users attention.
Include a way for the user to have enough time to read the directions, but not too much.
Try wait until space key is pressed.
Scratch Project: Maze.sb Create your own maze type game. Include levels, scoring, or timing. Make it different than mine. Add an opening splash screen.
Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (7 minutes)
- Track your progress on the current assignment.
- Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker.Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin.
TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Wednesday March 5, 2014
Goal: Students will be able to implement, analyze, and create scripts in Scratch that include looping and conditional statements to produce projects that are as good as the benchmarks.
Objective: Communicate directions to user.
Watch Demonstration: 2-level maze with counter
Critical Information: Be creative. User your resources.
Scratch Project: Maze.sb Create your own maze type game. Include levels, scoring, or timing. Make it different than mine. Add an opening splash screen.
Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (7 minutes)
- Track your progress on the current assignment.
- Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker.Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin.
TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Tuesday March 4, 2014
Goal: Students will be able to implement, analyze, and create scripts in Scratch that include looping and conditional statements to produce projects that are as good as the benchmarks.
Objective: Communicate directions to user.
Paper and Pencil Half Sheet: Write the directions you would give to someone who is playing your maze game.
Critical Information: Be creative. User your resources.
Scratch Project: Maze.sb Create your own maze type game. Include levels, scoring, or timing. Make it different than mine.
Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (7 minutes)
- Track your progress on the current assignment.
- Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker.Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin.
TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Monday March 3, 2014
Goal: Students will be able to implement, analyze, and create scripts in Scratch that include looping and conditional statements to produce projects that are as good as the benchmarks.
Objective: Use a variable to implement timing.
2 hour delay
Critical Information: Be creative. User your resources.
Scratch Project: Maze.sb Create your own maze type game. Include levels, scoring, or timing. Make it different than mine.
Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (7 minutes)
- Track your progress on the current assignment.
- Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker.Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin.
TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Friday February 28, 2014
Goal: Students will be able to implement, analyze, and create scripts in Scratch that include looping and conditional statements to produce projects that are as good as the benchmarks.
Objective: Use a variable to implement timing.
Save you TicTacToePen.sb program to the desktop. Have another student play tic tac toe with you on your program to make sure it is working correctly and that it is complete.
Critical Information: Be creative. User your resources.
Scratch Project: Maze.sb Create your own maze type game. Include levels, scoring, or timing. Make it different than mine.
Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (7 minutes)
- Track your progress on the current assignment.
- Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker.Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin.
TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Thursday February 27, 2014
Goal: Students will be able to implement, analyze, and create scripts in Scratch that include looping and conditional statements to produce projects that are as good as the benchmarks.
Objective: Use a variable to implement timing.
Demonstration of Maze with Timer and Cheese:
Paper and Pencil Handout: Maze Timer Do Now (10 minutes)
Critical Information: The timer runs continually; therefore, a variable, Time, is needed to store and display the value in the timer at the moment of reaching the target.
Scratch Project: Maze.sb Create your own maze type game. Include levels, scoring, or timing. Make it different than mine.
Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (7 minutes)
- Track your progress on the current assignment.
- Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker.Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin.
TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Tuesday & Wednesday February 25 & 26, 2014
Goal: Students will be able to implement, analyze, and create scripts in Scratch that include looping and conditional statements to produce projects that are as good as the benchmarks.
Objective: Use compound conditions and nested if else conditionals.
Paper and Pencil Handout: Tic Tac Toe Variables (10 minutes)
Critical Information:Display variables in the correct format.
Scratch Filename: TicTacToePen.sb (Return packets at the end of the period.)
X directions.wav
O directions.wav
Scratch Project: Maze.sb Create your own maze type game. Include levels, scoring, or timing. Make it different than mine.
Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (7 minutes)
- Track your progress on the current assignment.
- Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker.Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin.
TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Monday February 24, 2014
Goal: Students will be able to implement, analyze, and create scripts in Scratch that include looping and conditional statements to produce projects that are as good as the benchmarks.
Objective: Use compound conditions and nested if else conditionals.
Paper and Pencil Handout: Tic Tac Toe Broadcast Matching (5 minutes)
Critical Information: To receive a message, one must have been broadcast.
Scratch Filename: TicTacToePen.sb (Return packets at the end of the period.)
X directions.wav
O directions.wav
Paper and Pencil: Design and plan a maze game with levels and/or scoring.
Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (7 minutes)
- Track your progress on the current assignment.
- Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker.Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin.
TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Friday February 21, 2014
Goal: Students will be able to implement, analyze, and create scripts in Scratch that include looping and conditional statements to produce projects that are as good as the benchmarks.
Objective: Use compound conditions and nested if else conditionals.
Paper and Pencil Handout: Tic Tac Toe Drop Downs (5 minutes)
Critical Information: Drop down menus are important. See the steps of the program running on the last page.
Scratch Filename: TicTacToePen.sb (Return packets at the end of the period.)
X directions.wav
O directions.wav
Paper and Pencil: Design and plan a maze game with levels and/or scoring.
Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (7 minutes)
- Track your progress on the current assignment.
- Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker.Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin.
TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Thursday February 20, 2014
Goal: Students will be able to implement, analyze, and create scripts in Scratch that include looping and conditional statements to produce projects that are as good as the benchmarks.
Objective: Use compound conditions and nested if else conditionals.
Paper and Pencil Handout: Tic Tac Toe Loops and Conditional Matching (8 minutes)
Critical Information: Drop down menus are important. See the steps of the program running on the last page.
Scratch Filename: TicTacToePen.sb (Return packets at the end of the period.)
X directions.wav
O directions.wav
Paper and Pencil: Design and plan a maze game with levels and/or scoring.
Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (7 minutes)
- Track your progress on the current assignment.
- Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker.Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin.
TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Wednesday February 19, 2014
Goal: Students will be able to implement, analyze, and create scripts in Scratch that include looping and conditional statements to produce projects that are as good as the benchmarks.
Objective: Use compound conditions and nested if else conditionals.
Paper and Pencil Half Sheet: Explain how the X Color and the O Color variables work in the TicTacToePen.sb program. Refer to your direction packet and your program. (5 minutes)
Critical Information: Drop down menus are important. See the steps of the program running on the last page.
Scratch Filename: TicTacToePen.sb (Return packets at the end of the period.)
X directions.wav
O directions.wav
Paper and Pencil: Design and plan a maze game with levels and/or scoring.
Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (7 minutes)
- Track your progress on the current assignment.
- Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker.Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin.
TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Wednesday & Tuesday February 12 & 18, 2014 (Early Dismissal) and (2 hour delay)
Goal: Students will be able to implement, analyze, and create scripts in Scratch that include looping and conditional statements to produce projects that are as good as the benchmarks.
Objective: Use compound conditions and nested if else conditionals.
Critical Information: Drop down menus are important. See the steps of the program running on the last page.
Scratch Filename: TicTacToePen.sb (Return packets at the end of the period.)
X directions.wav
O directions.wav
Paper and Pencil: Design and plan a maze game with levels and/or scoring.
Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (7 minutes)
- Track your progress on the current assignment.
- Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker.Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin.
TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Monday & Tuesday February 10 & 11, 2014
Goal: Students will be able to implement, analyze, and create scripts in Scratch that include looping and conditional statements to produce projects that are as good as the benchmarks.
Objective: Use compound conditions and nested if else conditionals.
Paper and Pencil Handout: Tic Tac Toe Intro Do Now (5 minutes)
Critical Information: Drop down menus are important. See the steps of the program running on the last page.
Scratch Filename: TicTacToePen.sb (Return packets at the end of the period.)
Type the comments from the Do Now by the correct script blocks.
X directions.wav
O directions.wav
Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (8 minutes)
- Track your progress on the current assignment.
- Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker.Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin.
TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Wednesday - Thursday January 29 - February 6, 2014
Goal: Students will be able to implement, analyze, and create scripts in Scratch that include looping and conditional statements to produce projects that are as good as the benchmarks.
Objective: Use compound conditions and nested if else conditionals.
Online: Change the Google Chrome setting for downloads based on page 1 directions.
Critical Information: Drop down menus are important. See the steps of the program running on the last page.
Scratch Filename: NFL.sb (Scroll down to Tuesday for sprites.)
Scratch Filename: TicTacToePen.sb When you are finished with NFL.sb with the comments and it is working correctly, ask for the TicTacToePen.sb direction packet. (Return packets at the end of the period.)
X directions.wav
O directions.wav
Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (8 minutes)
- Track your progress on the current assignment.
- Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker.Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin.
TURN IN DIRECTION SHEETS!!!
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Tuesday January 28, 2014
Goal: Students will be able to implement, analyze, and create scripts in Scratch that include looping and conditional statements to produce projects that are as good as the benchmarks.
Objective: Import sprites.
Critical Information: Exporting sprites is different than saving a Scratch file.
Scratch Filename: NFL.sb
Option Buttons.sprite Click. Open. File - Save As... to desktop. New Filename: NFL
Title.sprite
Directions.sprite
AFC.sprite
NFC.sprite
Button.sprite
Lists.sprite
Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (8 minutes)
- Track your progress on the current assignment.
- Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker.Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin.
Turn in your papers.
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.
Monday January 27, 2014
Goal: Students will be able to implement, analyze, and create scripts in Scratch that include looping and conditional statements to produce projects that are as good as the benchmarks.
Objective: Use variables and relational operators in conditions.
Think-Pair-Share (7 minutes): Come up with a division problem that will cause an error on a calculator. Try out calculators on your computer.
Start - Programs - Accessories - Calculator
My Computer - Thawspace (M) - TI83 - VTI83.exe
What will cause an error in a division problem?
Critical Information: When there are problems, check your drop downs.
Scratch Filename (30 minutes): Divide.sb
Demonstration (4 minutes): Division by zero error in Scratch.
Paper and Pencil in Folder: Activity Log and Reflection (8 minutes)
- Track your progress on the current assignment.
- Reflect on what you learned today with a sentence that can start with one of the prompts shown at the bottom of the sheet.
Save your file to the desktop and upload it to your Gaggle digital locker.Delete your files off the desktop and empty the recycle bin.
Turn in your papers.
Return your folder to the side table on your way out the door.